Astronomer

Nicolaus Copernicus

Put the Sun at the centre and delayed publishing for decades. The book reached him, by tradition, on the day he died.

Born1473-02-19, Torun, PolandA Wednesday
Died1543-05-24, Frombork, PolandA Monday, aged 70
At birthSun in Pisces, Moon in Cancer
TimezoneEurope/WarsawHistorical, for the place and the date. Not the zone that place uses now.

Birth Chart

1473-02-19, Torun, Poland · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Warsaw

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunPisces0°57′Direct
MoonCancer29°18′Direct
MercuryPisces18°10′Direct
VenusPisces25°49′Direct
MarsAquarius14°28′Direct
JupiterSagittarius3°50′Direct
SaturnGemini18°30′Direct
UranusScorpio5°05′Retrograde
NeptuneScorpio18°10′Retrograde
PlutoVirgo16°27′Retrograde

Death Chart

1543-05-24, Frombork, Poland · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Warsaw

Ordered-orbit layout: angles come from chart longitudes; orbit radii are fixed by planet order. Moon orbits Earth.

SunMercuryVenusEarthMoonMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto
Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunGemini2°06′Direct
MoonLibra4°33′Direct
MercuryTaurus7°35′Direct
VenusGemini18°55′Direct
MarsGemini15°38′Direct
JupiterLibra21°30′Retrograde
SaturnScorpio16°06′Retrograde
UranusLeo26°02′Direct
NeptuneAries21°50′Direct
PlutoAquarius18°17′Retrograde

Their Astrocartography

Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Nicolaus Copernicus was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.

The birth time is unknown, so this map is cast for noon. The SHAPE of it is right and the whole pattern slides east or west with the real time, so treat the longitudes as approximate.

Sun MCSun ICSun ACSun DCMoon MCMoon ICMoon ACMoon DCMercury MCMercury ICMercury ACMercury DCVenus MCVenus ICVenus ACVenus DCMars MCMars ICMars ACMars DCJupiter MCJupiter ICJupiter ACJupiter DCSaturn MCSaturn ICSaturn ACSaturn DCUranus MCUranus ICUranus ACUranus DCNeptune MCNeptune ICNeptune ACNeptune DCPluto MCPluto ICPluto ACPluto DC
Ring, where you were bornTap a line for what it meansZoom with the buttons · full screen to pinch, drag and rotate

Ten planets on four angles is forty lines, which is more than the interactive tool opens with on purpose. Draw your own map to choose which planets to show.

Charts are computed from real planetary positions (Swiss Ephemeris) for the recorded moment and place. Historical times can carry small uncertainties; treat house and ascendant placements accordingly.